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galton

/ˈɡɔl.tən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.38 in modern English

Syllables
gal-ton
IPA
/ˈɡɔl.tən/
7
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

name

An unincorporated community in Douglas County, Illinois, United States, named after Douglas Galton.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈɡɔl.tən/
  • British English: /ˈɡɒl.tən/

Derived Forms

Galtonian Galtonism

Phrases

Galton board Galton box Galton's problem Galton's whistle Galton-Watson process Galton whistle

Rhymes With

halton calton talton

Questions

How do you pronounce galton?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡɔl.tən/.
What does galton mean?
A surname.

How to pronounce galton

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